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I once heard of some people being opposed to Easter Bunnies, that they should instead be referred to as Holiday Bunnies. Yet what other holiday involves bunnies anyway?

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I'll definitely say 'Merry Christmas' from Christmas until my birthday (which is on the Epiphany)...aside from that, I don't know.
Maybe I'll throw in a Happy Hanukkah on December 22nd, just to rep my Jewish homes.

EDIT: Oh, and before hand, since it's not technically Christmas, I don't know...I probably won't say 'Happy Advent' cause that would feel too bizarre. I'll probably just say "you too" to whoever wishes me whatever.

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[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' post='1722000' date='Dec 7 2008, 08:39 PM']EDIT: Oh, and before hand, since it's not technically Christmas, I don't know...I probably won't say 'Happy Advent' cause that would feel too bizarre. I'll probably just say "you too" to whoever wishes me whatever.[/quote]

Good point. We wish you a Merry Advent, we wish you a Merry Advent, we wish you a Merry Advent...

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princessgianna

[quote name='Treehugger' post='1721352' date='Dec 7 2008, 01:27 AM']As a high school student who is employed as a retail associate, the controversy of saying ‘Merry Christmas’ in a secular setting has sparked my attention. I believe that every individual, whether customer or employee, or employer should choose to say what is most comfortable and natural for them. Personally, I will be wishing those I serve a Merry Christmas. If someone wishes me a Happy Hanukkah, will I be offended? Of course not! No way! These greetings, the many that exist especially from varying faith traditions and even coming from within the secular market-place are all well wishes that are intended to spread happiness and joy. The words are not nearly as significant as the peace that is wished through the action of simply saying them. My hope is that we move beyond the semantics and learn to celebrate that we are different rather than homogenizing our greetings to the point that they bear less meaning to the individuals on both ends of the exchanging the greeting.[/quote]

I agree totally with you on this! :topsy:

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Our priest covered this a couple of weeks ago. He told us that we shouldn't worry about offending anyone, that as Christians we need to stick up for Christ and say Merry Christmas, not Happy Holidays or Seasons Greetings.
He also said that if anyone sends him any non religious Christmas cards he's going to return them, and that he was dead serious.

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[quote name='Maximilianus' post='1722152' date='Dec 7 2008, 11:41 PM']Our priest covered this a couple of weeks ago. He told us that we shouldn't worry about offending anyone, that as Christians we need to stick up for Christ and say Merry Christmas, not Happy Holidays or Seasons Greetings.
He also said that if anyone sends him any non religious Christmas cards he's going to return them, and that he was dead serious.[/quote]

Awesome priest. Most don't seem to want to discuss this topic in a homily.

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Guest LizH1019

I make it a point to say "Merry Christmas." Everyone whines about how we're "trying to force Jesus on them." Well, what about [i]them[/i] trying to force [i]their[/i] beliefs on me?!? Hmm? <_<

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:)

Merry Christmas


Sheng dan kuai le

Happy New Year


Xin nian kuai le

Happy Birthday


Sheng ri kuai le

Good Morning


Zao an

Good Night


Wen an

Hello


Ni hao

Good bye


Zai jian

How are you?


Ni hao ma?
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English: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Afrikaner: Geseende Kersfees en 'n voorspoedige nuwe jaar.
Arabic: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Argentine: Felices Pasquas Y Felices ano Nuevo
Armenian: Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Australian: 'ave a bonza Christy an' a beaut New Year, mate!
Azeri: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun Basque: Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Bohemian: Vesele Vanoce
Brazilian: Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Breton: Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian: Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Catalan: Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Chile: Feliz Navidad
Chinese: (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
Chinese: (Catonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Cornish: Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Cree: Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Czech: Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Danish: Gaedelig Jul or God jul og godt nyter
Danish: God jul og godt nytaar [pre-1948 Danish]
Dutch: Zalig kerstfeest or Zalig Kerstfeast
Esperanto: Gajan Kristnaskon
Estonian: Ruumsaid juulup|hi
Farsi: Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Finnish: Hauskaa joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!
Flemish: Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
French: Joyeux Noel
Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ur!
German: Froehliche Weihnachten und ein glueckliches Neues Jahr
Greek: Kala Christouyenna!
Guarani: Navidad Ara Pora
Hebrew: Mo'adim Lesimkha. L'shana Tova (To a good year)
Chag Sameach (Happy Holiday)
Hindi: Shub Naya Baras
Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaian: Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
Hungarian: Kellemes kara'csonyi u"nnepeket e's boldog u'j e'vet
Icelandic: Gle[eth]ileg jol gott og fars
Indonesian: Selamat Hari Natal
Inuit: (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Iraqi: Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish: Nollaig Shona Dhuit, or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat
Italian: Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese: Shinnen omedeto. Merii Kurisumasu
Korean: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Latin: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
Latvian: Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!
Lithuanian: Linksmu Kaledu Macedonian: Sreken Bozhik
Maltese: LL Milied Lt-tajjeb
Manx: Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
Maori: Meri Kirihimete
Marathi: Shub Naya Varsh
Mexico: Feliz Navidad
Navajo: Merry Keshmish
Norwegian: God Jul, or Gledelig Jul
Pennsylvania German: En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Polish: Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie
Portuguese: Boas Festas
Rumanian: Sarbatori vesele
Russian: Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom
Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Serbian: Hristos se rodi
Slovakian: Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce
Sami: Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Scots Gaelic: Nollaig chridheil huibh Serb-Croatian:
Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina, Hristos se rodi.
Singhalese: Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Slovak: Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovene: Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
Spanish: Feliz Navidad
Swedish: God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt Ar
Tagalog: Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong
Taon Tami: Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Trukeese: (Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Thai: Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish: Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian: S Rozhdestvom Kristovym
Vietnamese: Chung Mung Giang Sinh
Welsh: Nadolig Llawen

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[quote name='nvzbl' post='1722771' date='Dec 8 2008, 10:10 PM']English: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!...[/quote]
Kinda bizarre that the greeting is listed out in all of the Spanish-speaking countries, instead of just in Spanish (the same with Brazil and Portugal)...it's like listing Australia, the UK, Canada, and the US all separately, but all saying "Merry Christmas".

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cmotherofpirl

I have been working at a tree festival this week and as many people leave they wish us happy holidays and we wish them merry christmas. Many of them come back in the door and then wish us merry christmas back with a big grin. :D. This is not surprising however since so many of our trees are religious in nature.

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